Arbitrary file operations via SOAP path traversal
Published Jan 6, 2020 · Updated Nov 15, 2024
Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated users to read, write, or execute arbitrary files. SOAP methods including readConfigFileFromDB and storeConfigToFS accept crafted paths without sufficient validation before reading or writing files. Administrative privileges on the DCNM application are required; successful exploitation exposes full-privilege file operations and can interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated users to read, write, or execute arbitrary files. SOAP methods including readConfigFileFromDB and storeConfigToFS accept crafted paths without sufficient validation before reading or writing files. Administrative privileges on the DCNM application are required; successful exploitation exposes full-privilege file operations and can interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-15981
- Published
- Jan 6, 2020
- Updated
- Nov 15, 2024
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Jan 6, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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